OAVD

Acronym	Definition
OAVD	Oculo-Auriculo-Vertebral Disorder
OAVD	Off-Axis Viewing Device (Australia)

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The Australian Army has also looked at this idea and in conjunction with BAE Systems Australia and the country's Defence Science and Technology Organisation has developed and produced the Off Axis Viewing Device (OAVD), which uses mirrors clipped onto the optical sight of the Army's F88 assault rifles, M4 carbines and F89 Minimi weapons to see around corners by reflecting the image in the optical sight.

Scoring a bull's eye in a blur

Australia's Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) developed the Off-Axis Viewing Device (OAVD), which can be attached to standard service weapons to reduce the vulnerability of troops in urban operations.

An unnerving environment: <> General William Wallace, the Commanding General of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command, told delegates at the 2008 Armor Conference at Fort Knox, Kentucky an 5 May. If current trends continue almost 60% (five billion) of population will live in urban areas by 2030

In late 2004 Australia's Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) developed the Off-Axis Viewing Device (OAVD) to reduce the vulnerability of Australian troops in urban operations in Iraq.

Battle sights: the use of small arms in modern military operations is characterised by the need to observe and accurately engage targets in complex situations. Soldiers using optical sights have the advantage of being able to rapidly acquire and engage targets at longer ranges and under poor lighting conditions